Why can you not include those costs today in your budget, so that we can make appropriate decisions about offsets, about priorities?
I do not believe I insisted on that; did I?
Would you describe this as a good interrogation technique or a violation of the Geneva Conventions?
You have the obligation to come before us with a detailed estimate of the cost and what you propose to do in the way of covering those costs...
Mr. Secretary, we both understand that supplementals are used to cover unanticipated costs that arise after the budget documents are present...
I do not think I am the only one who is alarmed at the significant costs associated with Afghanistan and Iraq that are not included in this ...
Do you think that is the right approach, Mr. Secretary?
I just want your view, Mr. Secretary.
So if he's dressed up, that's fine, but this also has other environmental manipulation.
Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
One of the key aspects of an operational test is that you control the tests, not the contractors.